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· Old French
galingal
2 English words descend from Old French
galingal
, most common first.
galangal
Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
galingale
One of several species of Cyperus sedges with aromatic rhizomes.